What would you do if you couldn’t hug, kiss, or touch the person closest to you?
Celeste Nix thinks she going to a college like any other. And it is, except for some of the people in class. There is Iris, the three-color-dyed-hair pixie girl. There is Hunter, the hunky soccer playing senior. There is Lupe, the modern day Wicca. And then there is Haruki. She doesn't know what he is. Yet.

MAARVIK AND THE PURPLES OF TRISTAN V is an alien coming of age story, set against the backdrop of global warming. An asteroid disintegrates in the atmosphere, releasing the seeds of life from another world. Six months later, a small purple entity descends from a tree on Whidbey Island and into our lives. Growing up can be a difficult process, especially if you come from another planet!

Careful. Texting the wrong person could cost you. Stunned by the murder of his friend, Police Chief Jude Coulton never expected the case would unravel his life nor that his son would hold a frightening secret.